What was found
DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF L2 DOOR SLIDE, THE SLIDE FAILED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2007
- Submitted
- October 15, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N277AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 0380
- Aircraft time
- 31,612 hours, 4,610 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 7A1539115
- Part serial
- AU0487
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- L2 Door
- Part time
- 18,442 hours, 2,831 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.